NOVA Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Associates Resources

NOVA Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates LLC have put together some resources that you might find useful.

Asthma

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 2: “Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma”
  • Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
  • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

COPD

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• COPD-Support, Inc.
• Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc.

Cystic Fibrosis

• CysticFibrosis.Com
• The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Cystic Fibrosis Research Inc.
• Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide

Emphysema

• Emphysema Foundation For Our Right To Survive (EFFORTS)
• The National Emphysema Foundation (NEF)

Lung Cancer

• The Alliance for Lung Cancer (ALCASE)
• It’s Time to Focus on Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Online 
• Mesothelioma

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• American Sleep Apnea Association 
• AWAKE (Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic)
• National Sleep Foundation 

Sarcoidosis

• Arthritis Foundation 
• National Sarcoidosis Resource Center (NSRC)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network

Prescription Drugs

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance – helps qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need.
• RxAssist – Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of these patient assistance programs.
• Needy Meds – A resource for people who cannot afford medicine or other healthcare costs, NeedyMeds has information on nearly 800 programs.

Informational Websites

• National Home Oxygen Patients Association (NHOPA)
• The Pulmonary Paper – Dedicated to Respiratory Health Care

Prevention

• The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Web site provides  health care information to consumers, researchers and health professionals, including information on how to stop smoking

Other Pulmonology Resources

• Alpha1Association
• American Lung Association (ALA) 
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Pulmonary Hypertension Association